Stories Related to Scott County Settles Lawsuit On Long Jail Times Without Charges, Lawyers

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Wed, 06/28/2017 - 9:02am

Scott County officials have settled litigation that accused them of jailing Mississippians who couldn't afford a lawyer for as long as a year.

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